User Modelling: Discussion 2    

Owen.Conlan@scss.tcd.ie  

Let’s talk about Metacognition

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Is Metacognition a skill or is it knowledge? Is it both? CS7IS5  -­‐  User  Modelling:  Discussion  2   3  

Metacognition

•  Where  does  MetacogniAon  (as  a  skill)  fit  in  Brusilovsky  and  Millán’s  groupings?  

•  Knowledge;  Interests;  Goals;  Background;  Traits  

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How would you measure Metacognition? CS7IS5  -­‐  User  Modelling:  Discussion  2   5  

Is Metacognition necessary to support Reflection?

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Is this image a reasonable metaphor for

Adaptive Applications?

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How do you balance Implicit and Explicit modelling?

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Who sets the goals?

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What we covered today

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Reading for next the lecture

Paper:  Conlan,  Owen;  Wade,  Vincent;  Bruen,  Catherine;  Gargan,  Mark;  Mul$-­‐model,   metadata   driven   approach   to   adap$ve   hypermedia  services  for  personalized  elearning,  AdapAve  Hypermedia  and  AdapAve  Web-­‐Based  Systems,  pp100-­‐111,  2002,  Springer.      

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Questions? Owen.Conlan@scss.tcd.ie  

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